Hadith 83

prayer leader performs Salaam, he should stand and complete a cycle and be seated, and perform Tashahhud and Salaam, and leave’’. [196]
And from Ali-asws having said: ‘One who misses out one Cycles from Al-Maghrib Salat the prayer leader had preceded with it, then he enters to be with them in his Salat, he should sit after every Ruk’u’’. [197]
And from Abu Ja’far Muhammad-asws Bin Ali-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon them‑asws both having said: ‘When you come across the prayer leader and he has already prayed two Cycles, then make whatever you have come across with him as beginning of your Salat, then recite for yourself Surah Al Fatiha and (another) Surah. If the prayer leader respites you or what you had attained, recite and make them as beginning of your Salat, and be seated with the prayer leader when he sits for the second Tashahhud, and you count yourself with it that it is the first Tashahhud, and testify in it with what you had testified with in the first Tashahhud. When he performs Salat, then stand before you perform Salaam. Pray two Cycles if it were Al-Zohr or Al-Asr of Al-Isha the last, or one Cycle if it was Al-Maghrib, reciting in each Cycle with (Surah) Al-Fatiha and testify the second Tashahhud and perform Salaam. And if you did not attain with the prayer leader except for one Cycle, then make it the beginning of your Salat. So when he sits for the Tashahhud, be seated without enablement (half sit), and do not perform Tashahhud; and when he performs Salaam, then stand and build upon the Cycle which you had attained until you fulfil your Salat’’. [198]
And from him-asws, and from Abu Abdullah-asws, both having said; ‘When the man comes across the prayer leader before he has performed Ruk’u, or and he is already in the Ruk’u, and he is enabled from exclaiming Takbeer and performs Ruk’u before the prayer leader raises his head, and he does that, so he has attained that Cycle, and if he did not come across him until he rises from the Ruk’u, let him enter (in his Salat) with him and he cannot count with that Cycle’’. [199]
And from Ali-asws having said: ‘One who comes across the prayer leader being in Ruk’u, he should exclaim one Takbeer and should perform Ruk’u with him, sufficing with it’’. [200]
And from Ja’far-asws Bin Muhammad-asws having said regarding a man whom the prayer leader had preceded by a Cycle, when the prayer leader performs Salaam, he forgets from fulfilling what had missed by him, so he (also) performs Salat and leaves with the people. He-asws said: ‘He should pray the Cycle which he had missed out, alone, and perform Tashahhud and Salaam, and leave’’. [201]
And from him-asws, may the Salawaat of Allah-azwj be upon him-asws having said regarding a man whom the prayer leader had preceded with part of the Salat, then the prayer leader (breaks Wud’u) during his Salat, so he forwards him. He-asws said: ‘When Salat of the prayer leader is complete, he should indicate to the one behind him, so they would perform Salat for themselves and leave, and he would stand and complete what had remained upon from without announcing